As the only general born in the north among the top ten marshals, he is also the only marshal from the Red Fourth Front Army.
During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as the deputy commander of the 129th Division and became the right-hand man of the first division.
During the Liberation War, he became the deputy of ***, serving as the deputy commander of the North China Military Region, and also concurrently served as the commander of the First Corps in North China.
With the founding of the People's Republic of China, ** was appointed as the first Chief of the General Staff, demonstrating his outstanding ability and outstanding leadership skills in commanding large army operations.
The reason why he chose to be the chief of the General Staff is precisely because he is good at recognizing people and being good at his duties.
However, ** is not in good health and is unable to continue working.
During the War of Liberation, he often fell ill and suffered from pleurisy.
In the Battle of Taiyuan, he even often lay on a stretcher to command the battle, until he asked for help from ***, and finally conquered Taiyuan.
* Decided to be held by the commander of the North China Military Region *** Chief of the General Staff.
In 1950, ** went to Qingdao to recuperate.
Despite his poor health, he was always concerned about his work.
In September, he returned to Beijing to report his situation to *** and listen to ***'s instructions.
**Special advice to him: you should recuperate with peace of mind, the first task is to take care of the illness**, and then think about work.
The Prime Minister is also very concerned about his physical condition.
At a meeting, ** came in, and the first thing I saw was that *** was present and there was an empty seat on the couch.
** Immediately pointed to the empty seat and said: "Comrade Qian, you are a patient, come, sit here."
**'s careful care made *** deeply moved.
* Also explain to the medical staff to carefully *** refuse to visit the visitor to ensure that he gets enough rest.
One day in October, ** and *** came to visit***
They are the commanders and political commissars of the North China Military Region, and they are also old comrades-in-arms in the North China battlefield.
**It is also a fellow villager in Shanxi.
It was proposed to them that the work of the North China Military Region needed to be strengthened, and it was suggested that he be relieved of his concurrent post as deputy commander of the North China Military Region.
He did not want to delay the work of the entire military region because of his own health problems.
Then he submitted a report to **, suggesting that Yang Chengwu should be appointed deputy commander of the North China Military Region and be relieved of his concurrent position.
Please advise if it is appropriate.
**After seeing the report, he commented: Please ask for the opinion of Comrade Qian, if he agrees, you can do so.
**In a letter, he explained that during the last meeting, I was going to copy some telegrams for you to see, but considering your physical condition, I thought it would be better for you to recuperate and avoid reading telegrams, so I did not let the confidential office transcribe them for you.
**Emphasizing that the telegram was not copied to *** mainly out of concern for his physical condition.
Soon, **saw ***'s instructions, so he wrote a letter to *** and other **leaders.
In the letter, he mentioned that because he needed to recuperate, the post of deputy commander of the North China Military Region that he held was actually only a nominal position, and he could not actually hold the job.
Mr. Nie was busy with the work of the Military Commission, so he suggested that Yang Chengwu should be appointed deputy commander of the North China Military Region to strengthen the work of the North China Military Region.
**Requesting to no longer concurrently serve as deputy commander of the North China Military Region,**agreed,and *** also respected his opinion.
Surprisingly, however, some objected.
The director of the General Political Department and the two deputy ministers of the General Cadre Management Department, Lai Chuanzhu and Xu Liqing, wrote a letter to ***, proposing not to cancel ***'s part-time job.
The General Political Department and the General Cadre Management Department are responsible for personnel arrangements.
There is a certain degree of truth in their considerations, and they believe that the part-time job itself is a kind of strengthening of the work of the North China Military Region.
In the end, ** accepted the proposal of *** and others, and gave instructions on their letter, agreeing not to make any changes.
Therefore, ** still retains a part-time job in the North China Military District.